Posted on: May 18, 2025
justafiend
Bestätigter BesitzerSpiele: Rezensionen: 3
Not what I expected
Judging by the glowing reviews I was expecting something a bit different than what I got. The story is nice, but there's always something clunky about telling it via documents and photos that logically wouldn't be written or taken in the moment. As I explored and found the expedition's remains, it bothered me more and more how untouched and pristine everything was. It's also easy to find one piece of info about something that happened, then go elsewhere and hear "oh no, this happened?!" from Norah as if she didn't already know. That's kind of the issue in terms of immersion - logic that works only temporarily. Discovering more about the world of the island starts to lead to breakdowns, especially in the realism of the puzzles. When they feel like they were dropped in just for the player, I struggle to believe in the world I'm in. There's also a severe disconnect in the atmosphere between the island's history and the way the main character views it: this could just be a reflection of her mental state, though. I didn't have the graphics issues that others did. There was a lot of screen tear and some minor lag, but I find that easy to ignore. I had settings on High and was able to see things quite well, besides a few documents with very small text. There was honestly something very...bland about the music, well done as it is, that helped with the atmosphere issues I mentioned above. With the unique blend of Lovecraftian horror and joy(?) this game displays, I feel like it needed something besides strings and the occasional choir. When the diagetic music emerged through puzzles, it worked much better. (Think Return To Mysterious Island and the haunting in-universe theme song that game had.) Voice acting was enjoyable, but they really, REALLY could have done without the intense autotune on the end credits theme song. In the end I'm a bit conflicted about this game. I liked it, but not as much as I could have. I'm glad I got it on sale, at least.
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